The crown prince Jiancheng and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, under the mediation of Emperor Li Yuan, shook hands and made peace. Many of the big and small officials in the entire capital breathed a long sigh of relief, the capital before the two of them reconciled, it was a big whirlpool, how many officials were swept in, and they never came out, and they were devoured and wiped out.

King Qin's henchman, the first meritorious minister of Jinyang's army, Lu Guogong, Zuo Servant Shot, and Liu Wenjing, the head of the household department, was not framed by the prince because he offended the prince, Liu Wenjing was killed, and he was beheaded all over the house; This made the King of Qin dissatisfied, and the King of Qin changed hands and rebelled against the prince's henchmen, the ministers of the first righteous army of Jinyang, Chen Guogong, Na Yan, and Dou Kang, the general of the Marquis of Zuowu, and Dou Kang died, and the whole family was killed. The two princes and the two important ministers of the court killed them when they said they were killed, and the whole family was killed, without even a trace of waves. In the past few years, because of the fight between the crown prince and the king of Qin, there have been dozens of dead and injured important officials of the imperial court, and nearly 1,000 officials in Beijing.

Now that the two have reconciled, they are finally good.

In Danyang, Li Xuan said goodbye to Li Xiaogong: "I'm going back to Chang'an, and I have to ask the Metropolitan Governor for the matter of Tuntian." ”

Li Xiaogong asked: "The crown prince and the king of Qin have reconciled, what are you doing back to Chang'an?" ”

Li Xuan said unusually lonely: "Your Majesty mediated too late. If the crown prince and the king of Qin just did not get along, His Majesty would mediate, and perhaps it would still have an effect. But now, it's too late. The crown prince and the king of Qin are no longer two separate people, they are two political figures, they have forces behind them, and those political forces that support them have their own political needs, and the prince and the king of Qin are their spokesmen. Now, even if the crown prince and the king of Qin have the intention to reconcile, the political forces that support them will not allow it. ”

Li Xiaogong said in surprise: "You mean that the crown prince and the king of Qin can't really reconcile, and they will fight again?" ”

Li Xuan said: "The calm before the storm is just that. After a brief lull, their battle will become more fierce and bloody. ”

"Huh?" Li Xiaogong stood up in surprise.

After thinking for a long time, Li Xiaogong asked: "They fight again, what is the final outcome?" ”

Li Xuan replied: "Brothers kill each other, and they will be wiped out in their lifetime." ”

Li Xiaogong couldn't help asking: "Can't there be another ending?" ”

Li Xuan replied: "Since you have the intention to compete for the throne, you need to follow the rules of the way of the emperor. One was the emperor, and the rest were slaughtered. An emperor would never allow anyone else who threatened his throne to live. His Majesty is like this now, and so will the crown prince succeeding to the throne; If King Qin was the emperor, he would definitely be like this. Even if it is his own brother, father, or son, if there is a threat, he must get rid of it, and get rid of it completely. ”

Li Xiaogong felt that this imperial way was too bloody. He couldn't go no matter what, he couldn't understand why the crown prince and the king of Qin had to rush to take that road? Are they really the kind of hard-hearted people who don't care about brotherhood in the slightest?

Li Xuan saw the doubt in Li Xiaogong's heart, and said: "They are difficult to ride a horse now, they only think of putting each other to death, so that they can sit on that chair, but after killing each other, they may regret it and feel guilty for a lifetime." After all, they are brothers who are connected by flesh and blood. ”

Li Xiaogong felt that the topic was a little heavy, so he asked, "How are you going to enter Chang'an?" Take advantage of the opportunity of the reconciliation between the crown prince and the king of Qin, and let the king of Qin recall? ”

Li Xuan replied, "It's too slow. I am ready to resign from my post as the chief of the march of the Southeast Road and live in seclusion in the Zhongnan Mountain outside Chang'an City. ”

Li Xiaogong asked, "Too slow?" Aren't you going to enter Chang'an City? ”

Li Xuan replied: "The crown prince and the king of Qin are reconciled, I'm afraid that the forces that support the prince and the king of Qin are almost in a hurry." They'll do it soon. Let King Qin recall, I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up. If the crown prince and the king of Qin fall out again, Your Majesty and the prince will not allow me to enter Chang'an City, and Zhongnan Mountain outside Chang'an City may be my best choice. ”

Li Xiaogong said to himself: "I can't wait, who will it be?" ”

In Chang'an, the palace of the king of Qin, in the study of Li Shimin, the king of Qin, there is only the eldest grandson Wuji.

The eldest grandson Wuji roared angrily: "The crown prince and the king of Qin have reconciled, how can you reconcile?" My sister eldest grandson Wuji is the princess of Qin, my uncle is the most relied on and trusted advisor of King Qin, I will become the closest and most important advisor of King Qin in the future, my eldest grandson family and Gao family bet all their hopes on King Qin, my eldest grandson Wuji wants to make King Qin the emperor, my sister is the queen of the entire Tang Dynasty, I want to be the court assistant minister under that person and above ten million people, my eldest grandson's family, the hope of the Gao family, my eldest grandson's family, and the glory of the Gao family are now remembered on the body of the King of Qin. How can I allow you, King Qin, to reconcile with the crown prince? How can I allow you, King Qin, to be a prince of peace and enjoy glory and wealth? You have become the prince of peace, what should you do with the eldest grandson family and the Gao family who have bet all their hopes and all their glory? I will never live a lifetime like this, I want to be an auxiliary minister of the court under that person and above ten thousand people, I will never let you reconcile? Either take control of the court or die, that's my choice. For the hope of the eldest grandson family and the Gao family, for the glory of the eldest grandson family and the Gao family, I will never let you reconcile, absolutely not. ”

Chang'an, the right servant shot Feng Deyi's mansion, when he learned that the prince and the king of Qin had reconciled, Feng Deyi, who had always paid attention to demeanor, suddenly jumped like thunder, and slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground and shattered it. He was furious and said, "How can you be reconciled? I'm not going to reconcile you, I'm not going to. ”

At the same time, Chang'an, the mansions of many ministers, broke out with a roar of "I will never let you reconcile, absolutely not", among these ministers, there are ministers who want to take advantage of the internal fighting of the prince and the king of Qin, and the ministers who fish in troubled waters, and there are also the die-hard loyalists of the prince and the king of Qin, and the ministers who offend the king of Qin and the prince are too ruthless, but more are supporters of the side of the king of Qin. Emperor Li Yuan's mediation seemed fair, but in fact he favored the crown prince, and after the prince ascended the throne, he could give his supporters official titles, many rewards, and real power; But what about the King of Qin, although he is called the king of the Tang Dynasty, with a lofty status and a rich fief, can he give his subordinate forces a knighthood, many rewards, and real power? Even if the King of Qin has the heart, and is already the emperor's crown prince, will it be approved? It is true that the king of Qin has obtained a lofty status and a rich fief, but his supporters are likely to get nothing, and because of the past, he will provoke the disgust of the crown prince Jiancheng, who is already the emperor, and his own head will be different, and the family will go into decline. This is unacceptable to the supporters of King Qin. Either give it a fight and push the King of Qin to ascend to the throne; Either die, it's better than living in a nest, being remembered and beaten by the prince, and playing to death.