In the early morning of the next day, Li Shou led Wang Yue and visited his third brother Li Shen.

Li Shen, twenty-five years old this year, one year younger than the crown prince Li Wei, is the third son of Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and his mother is one of the four concubines in the palace, Concubine Zhao.

Since the death of the eldest prince Li Yong, who is both civil and military, her biological mother, who is now the queen of the palace, no longer cares much about things inside and outside the palace, and spends her days in the harem specially built for her

The chanting of the Buddha in the Zen monastery is excessive for his son who has been martyred, and to say something ugly, it is not much different from death in the eyes of outsiders.

In this way, the mother is more expensive than the son, and the biological mother of the crown prince Li Wei, the concubine Chen, naturally became the most powerful concubine in the palace, although Tianban because of the old feelings and the missing eldest son Li Yong, repeatedly rejected the proposal of the minister to abolish the empress in Chapter 64 of the prince's party in the DPRK and the central government Chapter 64 Li Shou's battle (1) The minister abolished the empress, but the entire people in Jijing knew that the biological mother of the prince Li Wei, Chen Guifei, was the real and nameless queen.

And when it comes to the emperor's concubines who can compete with Chen Guifei, there are only the biological mothers of the third prince Li Shen,

Shufei Zhao, the biological mother of the fourth prince Li Mao, the concubine Jiang, and the biological mother of the eighth prince Li Xian, the virtuous concubine Cao, plus Chen Guifei, these four concubines of the son of heaven are called the four ladies of the harem and hold the authority in the harem.

Among the four concubines, Chen Guifei, the biological mother of the crown prince Li Mao, is the most powerful, one is that the mother is more expensive than the son, and the other is that in addition to the prince Li Wei, she also gave birth to a son for the Son of Heaven, that is the brother of the prince Li Wei with the same father and mother, the fifth prince Li Cheng.

But even so, before the Son of Heaven Li Pi fainted due to the Luoyang War and asked the crown prince Li Wei to temporarily lead the court affairs, Chen Guifei could not be said to cover the sky with one hand in the harem, after all, the other three emperor concubines were not easy to mess with.

Concubine Jiang's son, the fourth prince Li Mao, is the official of Northern Xinjiang "The official residence is the second grade, the king of Xiang, holding more than 100,000 troops in the northern Xinjiang, the military is expected: the son of the virtuous concubine Cao, the eighth prince Li Xian, has repeatedly visited Jiangnan on behalf of the emperor of the Great Zhou, and was ordered to supervise Caoyun, Yandao, and Midao, and Chapter 64 Li Shou's battle (1) pacified the counties and counties in Jiangnan that had not been completely stabilized for decades, and for several years the people of Jiangnan were happy and convinced, and they were called the virtuous king, although there was not a single soldier in his hands, But it can call the prefects of the counties and counties in the south of the Yangtze River to be their heads: as for the concubine Zhao, "although her son Li Shen, the third prince, is not as good as the previous two, but he also has a lot of power.

It is said that "the reason why the household department in the imperial court did not move and did not take refuge in any prince was that there was the shadow of the third prince Li Shen, of course, this was just hearsay" but at least, the crown prince Li Wei failed to completely control the imperial history supervisor" It is this third highness who is hindering it.

Maybe it's because the third prince Li Shen is in Jijing, so the fourth prince Li Mao and the eighth prince Li Xian have been away for a long time, but they are not worried about the lawlessness of the crown prince Li Wei in Jijing, after all, although Li Shen's power is far inferior to the crown prince Li Wei, he also has the strength to resist, so he will not be eaten by the crown prince Li Wei.

It's a pity that this four-legged situation has completely collapsed because of the Luoyang rebels and can no longer be maintained, and now the crown prince Li Wei, who is ordered to temporarily supervise the affairs of the court, is no longer able to cope with the third prince Li Shen.

Just as the eldest grandson Xiangyu cake, the crown prince Li Wei is indeed not lacking in capable people beside him, he on behalf of the Son of Heaven to make a move, so that the four princes in the north of the Xinjiang Li Mao, the eighth prince Li Xian in the south of the Yangtze River must not move, on the other hand, to deal with Li Shen enough, after learning of the rotten war situation of the Luoyang rebels, in the name of righteousness, three times twice will Li Shen led by the three princes and a faction of military attachés and civil ministers sent to Luoyang to die, gradually dismantling Li Shen's strength in the court, and at the same time taking advantage of the convenience of the officials under his control to install his own henchmen in the court and in the army.

I have to say that Li Shen is not living very comfortably these days.

So much so that when Li Shou saw the third brother who didn't have much intersection in the past, he could clearly find that his third brother's eyes were sunken and his complexion was not good, and he obviously hadn't slept well for some days.

Li Shen's mansion, in a deep alley near the intersection of Zhengyang Street and Chaoyang Street, is in the center of the entire Jijing, but it is not so noisy, it is indeed a good place.

After hearing the confession of his subordinates, Li Shen personally came out to greet Li Shou, not that Li Shen cared about this brotherhood, but only that he was better than the prince Li Wei, not as arrogant and domineering as the prince.

"1 How can Xiao Jiu have time to visit the third brother today? ，…

"The third brother is blaming the younger brother for not coming to the third brother for a long time?"

"Huh? Hahaha, Xiao Jiu is too careful, the third brother is not Xingshi asking for guilt......"

While laughing, Li Shen invited Li Shou into the mansion, and after inviting Li Shou and Wang Dan to sit down, he immediately ordered the family in the mansion to serve fragrant tea for hospitality.

During the conversation between Li Shou and Li Shen, Wang Dan carefully observed Li Shen, His Royal Highness the Third Prince.

Just looking at Li Shen's appearance, Wang Dan would most likely think that this was a hospitable, benevolent and steady prince, but he knew that this Third Highness was not simple.

I remember that when I first arrived at Anle Palace, Wang Dan offered Li Shou and Xie An a plan to enter the body, which Xie An once mentioned when he was forced to ask by Liangqiu Dance, uniting the princes in Jijing to deal with the crown prince Li Wei together.

What Li Shou, Xie An, and Wang Dan never expected was that the third prince Li Shen started to work on this matter as early as a few years ago, and successfully won over the sixth prince Li Xiao and the seventh prince Li Yan, and the three of them secretly hugged together to jointly resist the monstrous power of the crown prince Li Wei.

And Li Shen did this thing quite secretly, even the eldest grandson Xiangyu did not know, if it wasn't for Li Shou listening to her advice a few days ago, he came to visit Li Shen in the mansion, and happened to bump into the other two princes hurriedly walking in from outside the mansion, I am afraid that he would have been kept in the dark.

In fact, at that time, the reason why the sixth prince Li Xiao and the seventh prince Li Yan were so anxious was nothing more than hearing the news that their cronies who were planted in the Western Expeditionary Army were sniped and killed by the Luoyang rebels one by one outside Hangu Pass, and felt that this was the prince Li Wei's plan to kill people with a knife, so they rushed to discuss with Li Shen.

Afterwards, it is not difficult for Li Shen to imagine that he also severely disciplined these two reckless guys, but to be honest, I am afraid that the only people who don't know about this matter are Li Shou, Xie An, and Changsun Xiangyu, because they have always been outside the whirlpool of power struggles in the imperial court, and they are just outsiders."

As for the crown prince Li Wei, most of them are aware.

But then again, it's not something that can be publicized, if you make too much movement."

The crown prince Li Wei called Li Shen, the imperial history supervisor, Li Shen is afraid that he is also speechless, perhaps it is precisely because of this that Li Shen is so polite to Li Shou, after all, Li Shou is also the prince of the king, and he Li Shen is not going to kill people, the best way is to draw Li Shou into his camp.

In the past, "Li Shou may have no use value, and he Li Shen is too lazy to solicit, but now it is different" Li Shen knew very well that the new Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple, Xie An, was his ninth brother's henchman, especially when he heard that Xie An showed his face in front of the Son of Heaven above the palace test" also made Liangqiu Wu, the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Ruan Shaozhou, Nanguo Gong Lu Song and other important figures in Jijing come forward to help Xie An, and his heart was even more surprised.

Who is the Liangqiu dance? That is the highest combat power of Jijing in the Great Zhou Dynasty, one of the four towns in Jijing, with 20,000 cavalry in the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army in his hands, why is the fourth prince Li Mao far away in the northern Xinjiang, "But its prestige can still be in the military and military department of Jijing?"

To put it bluntly, in a word, "Forty percent of Li Mao's prestige comes from this woman."

The name of Yan Hu Ji is even more dazzling than this woman's official position from the second grade.

And the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Ruan Shaozhou, that are the leaders of the Changsun family's forces, and the Changsun family is precisely the neutral faction of the imperial court, impartial, and has not yet declared which side to support, if you are lucky enough to get the support of the Changsun family, it is a terrible thing.

As for the last Nanguo Gong Lu family, Li Shen was also coveted, but unfortunately, in the previous battle with the Luoyang rebels, the Lu family suffered heavy losses, not to mention that the eldest son Lu Fan died in battle, and even the southern army fell into the camp and lost most of it, even if the Son of Heaven did not say a word of accusation or guilt from beginning to end, but was kind to appease, but everyone knows that the momentum of Nangong Mansion in the future will obviously be greatly discounted, and it is difficult to compare with the other three towns such as Donggong Mansion.

But in the final analysis, the Lu family in Nangong Mansion is still one of the four towns now, although it is not as good as in the past, but I am afraid that if I can get the secret support of the Lu family, how can Li Shen let it go easily?

Ah, the reason why Li Shen wants to win over Li Shou is only because of Xie An, even if the Liangqiu dance,

It was just a coincidence that the eldest grandson Xiangyu and others helped him during the palace examination, and he Li Shen also wanted to win over Li Shou and Xie An, after all, the position of Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple was very important.

Don't look at it as just Shaoqing, but everyone knows that the old man Kong Wen, the Zhengqing of the Great Prison Temple, is nearly seventy years old, and to put it mildly, he will not live for a few years, and since Xie An can pass the test of that old man, then in the future, when the old man resigns from his official position and dies, Xie An will undoubtedly be able to transform himself into the Zhengqing of the Great Prison Temple.

That's one of the Jiuqing, over the years, Li Shen has tried his best to win over even the scattered officials, and will he let go of this future Jiuqing?

And what made Li Shen feel quite comfortable was that Li Shou also seemed to want to take refuge in him, and the spearhead in his words was directed at the prince Li Wei, and he accused the prince Li Wei of bullying people too much, and there was a faint sense of desperation, as if he wanted to defect to him.

"1 What Xiao Jiu said is extremely true" is not only echoing Li Shou's words, but also venting the bitterness in his heart, Li Shen sighed, shook his head and said, "Since my father asked the prince to temporarily supervise the government, our good second brother has become more and more arrogant, the party is the same as the other, framing Zhongliang and his mother, that slut is also so arrogant and domineering in the palace!" In the last sentence, he probably heard about the current situation of his biological mother in the palace, so he became more and more angry.

"Who's to say it isn't!

The younger brother knows his identity, and he has never thought of intervening in the battle for the emperor's heir, he just wants to live this life in peace and stability, but even so, the second brother still refuses to let go of the younger brother.

"1 Xiaojiu, don't be excited, don't be excited" Although he was so persuaded, Li Shen was secretly happy in his heart, how did he know that these words that Li Shou said were all taught to him by Xie An.

As the eldest grandson Xiangyu said, Xie An is quite good at winning people's hearts, sowing discord, and grandstanding, and is not inferior to her.

"The younger brother also understands, now that the second brother has disregarded his brotherhood and ascended the throne as the Son of Heaven in the future, will he still treat the younger brother well?

No matter which elder brother does the position of the Son of Heaven, only the second brother, the 1st younger brother is not convinced! ”

Li Shen listened, "Although his face did not change, but he thought he was proud in his heart, he naturally couldn't imagine that Li Shou was taught by Xie An" Moreover, Xie An also asked Li Shou to perform several times in front of him and the eldest grandson Xiangyu, until there was no mistake, and then he came to call Li Shou to see Li Shen.

"Indeed" Our second brother really doesn't have the power of a human monarch, right, 1 Xiaojiu came this time, did he intend to join forces with the third brother? Wang Dan was slightly shocked when he heard this, and was surprised that Li Shen's thoughtfulness was so calm, after hearing Li Shou's heartfelt words, he was still so calm, "Carefully examine Li Shou's true intentions."

However, he was not worried, after all, Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu "had already planned all the words for Li Shou according to Li Shen's due reaction".

"Oh, the third brother didn't mention the younger brother and forgot" After Li Shen asked, Li Shou deliberately pretended to have a look of sudden realization, and said in a low voice, "Third brother, you have to be careful, 1 Little brother can I hear that the prince wants to plot the third brother......" As he spoke, he repeated what the eldest grandson Xiangyu said to everyone yesterday, but did not mention the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

"What a poisonous strategy!

If he really came to this trick, the third brother really had no way to deal with it..."Even Li Shen, who is quite deep in the city government, was secretly shocked when he heard this, and after frowning and thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "1 Xiaojiu, how did you know?" ”

Li Shou had already been taken by Xie An and his eldest grandson...

Xiangyu had taught, so even if he saw the suspicion in Li Shen's eyes, he didn't panic.

pointed at Wang Dan, lowered his voice and said, "Don't hide it from the third brother, the younger brother, this doorman, was originally the second brother's staff A few days ago, the first younger brother heard that his father asked the second brother to supervise the government, and I am afraid that he will be small."

The younger brother is not good, so I asked Mr. Wang to investigate, Mr. Wang also has a few familiar friends who serve beside the second brother, and they are pushing on the side, and then I learned about it."

Seeing Li Shen's gaze looking at him, Wang Dan arched his hand and said, "Your Royal Highness Qiyu, my friend didn't want to say it at first, but only said that [His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not targeting you and others this time], and I wondered in my heart, and frequently poured wine on him, and I will get drunk with my friend, and then I learned the specifics."

Wang Dan used to be a member of the staff of the crown prince Li Wei, and Li Shen also knew it, so what came out of Wang Dan's mouth was indeed more convincing than Li Shou.

"......I see," Li Shen nodded convincingly.

At this moment, a family member hurriedly ran into the house, and after knocking on the ground and saluting, he whispered a few words in Li Shen's ear.

Suddenly, Li Shen's eyes widened, and his expression became much more serious.

Waving his hand to retreat the servant, Li Shen glanced at Li Shou and Wang Dan, and said solemnly, "1 Xiaojiu, I really said that my father woke up, I will wait for the good second brother, and tell me to enter the palace immediately and ask my father to say goodbye!" ”

Li Shou and Wang Dan glanced at each other, and there was a bit of surprise in their eyes.

It was not that he was surprised by the prince's actions, but that he was shocked by the foresight and insight of the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

If before this, Li Shou and Wang Dan suddenly heard about this, they would have been shocked by the ability of the staff next to the prince Li Wei to come up with such a dilemma, but now, compared with the eldest grandson Xiangyu, the prince Li Wei's staff members are much inferior, after all, the eldest grandson Xiangyu pointed out a clear way for Li Shou in the dilemma of the prince Li Wei.

I have to admit that the person who designs the plan is actually not terrible, but the terrible thing is that he can not only see through the plans of others in advance, but also make plans and take advantage of the situation, and turn the factors that are unfavorable to himself into factors that are beneficial to himself.

No wonder the eldest grandson Xiangyu once said that conspiracy and trickery are just a small way, and Yang Mou is the best strategy, and she herself is a master of Yang Mou's strategy.

"1 Xiaojiu, you go with the third brother!" At this moment, Li Shen, even if he has not completely regarded Li Shou as a confidant in his heart, at least he will put on this posture.

"Uh, yes......"

Everything is as the eldest grandson Xiangyu expected, even if it reflects the plan of the crown prince Li Wei, Li Shen has no way to deal with it, after all, it is a yang scheme, there is no way to crack it, and the only flaw is that Li Shou can take this way to ascend to the throne, how could he tell Li Shen so kindly?

Sitting in the carriage on Li Shen's house, Li Shen and Li Shou walked along Zhengyang Street to the first gate of the palace, Zhengyang Gate, and Wang Dan was idle because he was not qualified to enter and leave the palace.

Not to mention that Wang Dan was idle, he went straight to the Great Prison Temple to chat with Xie An, only said that Li Shen and Li Shou got off the carriage at Zhengyang Gate and walked straight to the Yangxin Hall in the depths of the palace.

Outside the main hall of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Li Shen and Li Shou met Li Xiao, the sixth prince who also heard the call of the crown prince Li Wei, probably because he has always been pampered, this Royal Highness of the Sixth Prince is slightly bloated, and when he looks at it roughly, he looks like a mediocre person, and he can't see anything else.

And when Li Xiao saw Li Shen and Li Shou walking together, his eyes couldn't help but show a little surprise and doubt.

"Sixth brother" Li Shou took the initiative to salute Li Xiao and said hello.

Looking at Li Shou in a daze, the expression of the sixth prince Li Xiao was very strange.

Perhaps noticing the embarrassed look on Li Shou's face, Li Shen coughed, lowered his voice and said, "My own people!" ”

"Oh, oh" After hearing those three words, the expression on Li Xiao's face changed, scratched his head stupidly, nodded again and again, and said, "1 Xiaojiu, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the sixth brother has just wandered......"

Li Shou naturally knew why this sixth brother showed such a look, but he didn't say anything, he smiled slightly, and accepted Li Xiao's explanation.

"Where's the seventh?" Seeing that there was no one nearby except Li Xiao, Li Shen asked.

Li Xiao scratched his head when he heard this, and said with some dissatisfaction, "Lao Qi said that he would go to the Heart Cultivation Hall to find out, and asked me to go in later......,........."

"It's still the seventh careful!

So what are you standing here for? Li Shen nodded secretly, he naturally knew the reason why the Seventh Prince Li Yan did that.

"Third brother, didn't you say it, the seventh told me to stay for a while and then go in"

Li Shen was speechless when he heard this, and scolded secretly in his heart: Lao Qi tried not to let people know that we were joining forces, so as not to attract attention, so I asked you to enter the Heart Cultivation Hall one step later, but even so, you are standing here stupidly like this!

"Okay, okay, the matter has come to this, don't care so much, the sixth, 1 Xiaojiu, follow me into the Heart Cultivation Palace!

Sixth, you don't talk much! ”

"Yes, third brother" Li Xiao and Li Shou nodded, and followed Li Shen into the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Yangxin Palace, as the dormitory of the Son of Heaven of the Great Zhou, the scale is naturally magnificent and magnificent, and the Taihe Palace,

Compared with the three major palaces of the Baohe Hall and the Zhonghe Palace, they are also not far behind.

In addition to the Qianqing Palace, where the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty dealt with the government every day, the Yangxin Palace can be said to be the most famous place in the palace and the most fierce place for power struggle.

Stepping over the one-foot-high threshold, Li Shou stood inside the door of the Heart Cultivation Palace, and couldn't help but feel a little emotion in his heart.

Except for the New Year's holidays, how many years have I not been to this place to study, Your Highness ......]

Looking at the familiar and unfamiliar furnishings in the Heart Cultivation Palace, Li Shou's ears seemed to sound Xie An's voice, he took a deep breath, and muttered in a voice that only he could hear.

"Ah, here it begins, Xie An"!!